Chip Cannon

Partner Energy Regulatory

Washington, D.C. +1 202 389 3764

Practices

Overview

Chip Cannon is an energy regulatory partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Chip takes a holistic view of the U.S. power sector and advises clients from regulatory, market design, policy and commercial perspectives. He regularly provides clients with strategic advice on all issues arising under the Federal Power Act (FPA), the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005 (PUHCA) and the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA). Because his career progressed parallel to the evolution of competition in the U.S. power sector, Chip has extensive experience in the nuances of the various regional market structures, as well as in utility tariffs (both wholesale and retail). He regularly focuses on grid access and power supply to large industrial end users, including data centers and AI.

With a clientele of independent power producers, large-scale energy consumers, public power entities and other regulated electric utilities, he has established himself as a trusted advisor in the U.S. power sector.

Since joining Kirkland, Chip was involved in the following representative matters:

  • Advising new transmission owner on regulatory requirements associated with an off-balance sheet, non-recourse financing of transmission assets.
  • Representing agent for group of public power entities in drafting and negotiating PPAs, including ISDAs, EEIs, tolling agreements and various complex one-off structures.

Prior to joining Kirkland, Chip was involved in the following representative matters:

  • Regularly analyzed issues under the Federal Power Act, the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005, the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and various state utility and clean energy statutes.
  • Represented clients in energy and asset management issues, including negotiating and drafting management, service, scheduling coordinator and fuel and power purchase/sale agreements.
  • Advised electric generation clients on complex interconnection and shared facilities structures.
  • Provided legal guidance related to federal and state incentive-based and compliance programs associated with the development of clean energy resources.
Partner, Hogan Lovells Cadwalader

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Recognition

Chambers USA, Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation) (USA), 2006–2026

Adjunct Professor, “State Regulation of the U.S. Power Sector,” The George Washington University Law School, 2023–2024

Adjunct Professor, “Energy Commodities,” The George Washington University Law School, 2020–2023

Washington Business Journals, LGBTQ+ Business Leader, 2021

National Law Journal, Equity Trailblazer, 2019

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • District of Columbia
  • New York

Education

  • The George Washington University Law SchoolJ.D.cum laude1994
  • Tulane UniversityB.A.cum laude1988